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UK retailers see sharp fall in sales and mounting job losses, CBI says

LONDON (Reuters) – British retail sales fell in the year to February as stores cut jobs at a r...

23rd February, 2021

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Holiday bookings soar as Britons hope for travel restart

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – International holiday bookings surged by as much as 600% aft...

23rd February, 2021

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Concern over rich-poor divide seen on the increase during pandemic

By Matthew Lavietes NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – People have become more concerned...

23rd February, 2021

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Boon or bane? Malaysian island reclamation plan divides residents

By Rina Chandran (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The island of Penang on the northwest coast of...

23rd February, 2021

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HSBC curbs profit and payout ambitions, bets on Asia wealth

By Alun John and Lawrence White HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC Holdings PLC on Tuesday aban...

23rd February, 2021

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UK jobless rate hits 5.1% as Sunak readies more job support

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s jobless rate rose t...

23rd February, 2021

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Damage to United Boeing 777 engine consistent with metal fatigue – NTSB

By David Shepardson and Jamie Freed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Damage to a fan blade on an engine...

23rd February, 2021

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Oil prices jump more than $1 as U.S. output slow to restart

By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped by more than $1 on Tuesday, unde...

23rd February, 2021

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Unlocking the potential of APIs

Corporate expectations for fast, efficient and convenient payment services are now the norm. BNY Mel...

23rd February, 2021

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Tapping into the right minds

By David Holden-White, co-founder and managing director, techspert.io The world is awash with inform...

23rd February, 2021

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Australia says no further Facebook, Google amendments as final vote nears

By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia will not alter legislation that would make Fac...

22nd February, 2021

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GSK and Sanofi start with new COVID-19 vaccine study after setback

By Pushkala Aripaka and Matthias Blamont (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi on Monday said...

22nd February, 2021